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THE SEAFORTH NEWS.
,
'Misses Margaret Johnston and
Iinnie Yeo visited at the home of
Mr, Rbt Wa11ace,.Frid,a,y,
iMrs, John Yeo sperit Saturday with
Mrs, Geb. Potter.
Mo. and Mrs, Robt. Wallace spent
New Year's Day with Mr. and. Mrs.
Leslie
HILLSOREEN.
STANLEY,
Mr. Val. Gerber was in Goderloh
on business one day last week.
Mr. Will IVIeCtinehete Sad Mr. John
Armstrong visited friends on the
town line one day last week.
Mr. Gk. .Willliams who spent the
souithein
mtrter wsailittenrg, has returned home
f
Mr. Donald Manson. had a.narroW
escape while driving his car when he
had the misfortune to have it slip into
the ditch .owing to the slippery snow.
The .car tunned over with the wheels
up but fortunately nro damage was
done.
Mr, James Wambold, agent for
Rawleigli pro,ducts, is on his rounds
In this vicinity again.
Mr. Thos. Snowden visited rfriends
In Clinton. on •Suaday last,
Mr. Roy Smith motored to Lon-
don one day last week,
Mr. and Mrs. Musselman of Elmira
spent Christmas at the hokries .of their
daughters, Mrs, Peter Gingerich and
Mrs. Menno Siteckle Jr.
On Sunday evening, there passed
away atter a brief illness, at his home
in Clinton. one or the Old and vener-
able members of the community in
the person af Mr. Mahaffy. His dau-
ghters, Mrs: Wm. Sprarks of the
Bronson Line, Stanley, and Miss
Margaret, who kept house for him,
were with lilin during his list illness.
Mr, Valentine Gerber was away
last week attending the funeral of a
..cousie who with his son and son-in-
law, was killed when the car they
were driving was struck by a- train
at Kitchener.
Miss Margaret Tough of Shakes-
peare is spending the holidays with
her parents. Nfr. and Mrs. 15\T j.
Tough.
Messrs. Wallace and Carman
Haugh, Miss Anna May Haugh and
Miss Eccles of Toronto visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Carnie on
Saturday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scotchmer of
l3ayfie4d and Mr. Harold- Scotchmer
spent Christmas with Mr: and Mrs.
Albert Dunn of Bronson Line.
Mr. and Mrs, E. Talbot and 'family
of Goderich are visiting relatives and
friends in the vicinity.
Mrs. R. N. Douglas and daughters
Gladys and ;Margaret spent Christmas
evening at thehome of Mr. and Mrs:
J. A. Carnie.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Carnie and family
spent Christmas with the former's
sister, Mrs. J. M. C. Tough at Bay-
fieki. large crowd attended the muni-
cipal nomination at Varna onMon-
day. which indicates a live interest
being taken in municipal affairs. The
Reeve and Council were elected by
acclamation.
Mr, Bert Dunn of Simcoe is re-
newing acquaintances in this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Johnson and Geo.
E. of Goderich visited' Thos. Robin-
son and family last Friday.
Mr, John Armstrong- and family
spent Christmas at the hotne of his
mother, Mrs. E. Aranstrong of Clin-
ton.
Mr, Elgin McKinley and family
spent Christmas at, Clinton with the
former's parents. Mr. and Mrs. John
McKinley,
Miss Olive Pollock Of Mitchell is
spending •the Christmas holidays at
the home of her parents, •Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Pollock.
A w.atch-night senice was herd
at Goshen United Church on Dec.
31st to bid farewell to 1930 and
wel-
00fl1C the New Year.
Mr. and Mrs. Ruskin J. Keys spent
the New Year holiday, at Elmira.
Mr. Stewart Keys returned to To-
ronto to college on Monday.
WALTON.
Many friend's were sorry to learn
of the death of a former rector of St,
George's Church, Walton. and St,
John's Church. Brussels, in the per-
son of Rev. W. j. Connor. The bate
Mr. Connor was rector here from
1921 to 1923. 'Word was received at
the Synoid of Huron of the death in
Ireland of Rev. William John Con-
nor, who served in the Diocese of
Huron for over 40 years. Prior to his
superannuation in 1928 he was in-
cumbent at Kirkton. Previously he
had at various times been stationed
at Brussels, Colchester, Atwood and
Ailsa Craig. One year ago he left for
a visit to relatives in Ireland and Eng-
land.
Mr. Hugh Wilson of London spent
the week end with his sister. Mrs.
Fred Ennis.
Mr. and XErs. Charles Sellers re-
turned from Heidelburg after spend-
ing the two weeks' holidays with her
mother. Mrs. Hurley.
We 'all extend congratulations to
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bennett on their
New Year's gift of a daughter
Mr. and Mrs, Basil Wilson of Lon-
don spent the week end at her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hoy's.
James Coutts spent Saturday
at Kitchener where he left his daugh-
ter in the hospital for treatment for
paralysis. We wish her success.
Mr. and Mrs. Gecirge Dundas of
McKillop spent New Years with
friends at 'Walton,
llfr. and Mrs. R. G. Parke spent
Sunday after noon with Walton
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Fulton and
children Of London are spending the
holidays with Mr. and Mrs, Hugh
Fulton.
A quiet wedding was solemnized in
the United Church parsonage, Mit-
chell, at 2.30 on New Year's Day,
when Edith Alexia, youngest daugh-
ter of Mr., and Mrs. Edwin Harris, of
Hibbert, was nited in marriage to
Robert Cart Holmes, only son af Mrs.
Mrstines and the late Robert Holmes,
of McKillop. Rev. A. E. Doan, M.A.,
.officiated.
Mr. George Kirkby has Nturnecl to
his school near ,Grand 13111111,
Miss Ruby Young has returned to
her school near Strathrey.
The roads are fine here: some were.
in on Sunday to church in cutters,
'some in automobiles and some in the
old fashionedteam and. sleigh. It
Ava.s 'just like old times. '
, Thb residents, of the boundary West
have formed a .club do meet at the
homes .01101 a week to spend a' seclal
evenfng. It is .a pleasant way to pass
the wurter.
Mei. Isabel Baternaa felt this week
for Hamilton. .
r, Mks; Vera Gardiner .returned. to
.Toronto on Monday after spending
the holidays with her parents. Mr.
,Garcliner ,accomp,anied, her to the city.
. Mies Sam Driscoll visited with her
sister. Mrs: P. litcllaggart Jar a few
days 'last 'week.
Mr. and_Mrs. C. Sellers returned'
home CM Saturday alter spending the
favoralible disposition of that wealth is
, the busines,s, of gmernment.
The Misses MeAAllister of ,1,-IrenSall A1 nf which to this, point may
spent a few days' With their sister,
Airs: lAna Seer,
Mr, Leo Hagan of 'Sea,for,th ,return -
eel to his home after spen,dirig the hol-
idays with his grandmother, Mrs,
Anne Hagan, ,
alsiss iMinerva Reichert spent a few
days with her friend, Miss Verlyn
Thiel of tihe Bronson
We are sorry to report that Mr. P.
Stelck is confined to his room. We
hope he will ,soon' have a speedy re-
The school re -opened again after
the holidays with Miss Eileen Turn-
er in No. 3, Hay, and Mr. Stewart
Beattie in No. 7, Stanley. ,
Messrs. R. K. and R. Y. IT.iove of
'Docent°, who spent the halidays with
their .parents, Mr. and Mrs', William
!Jove, have returned, to Toronto and
Miss Lettie to London 'Normal.
Me. Lawrence B'rightmore, who
spent the holidays with, Mr. and .Mrs.
J. H. Cochrane returned to his home
in LondOn.
The N.M.'S. will hold their Tegular
monthly meeting, at the home of
Mrs. W. Turner on Wednesday af-
,
ternoon, Jlanuary 14th at 2:30.
The Y.IP:S. will hold a meeting in
the church on Monday evening, Jan-
uary 12 at 8.115. The lantern slides
will be part of the programme and
will be .given on Japan. Everyone is
welcome a.s the slides are very in-
teresting.
holidays at Heidelberg.
The Guild of St. George's Church
met at the home of Mrs. Smith on
Wednesday,
Mr. J. Bernie is at present dispos-
ing of his stock in the A.O.U.W, hall
at greatly reduced prices,
Mr, James Coutts and children vi-
sited with Mr. and 'Mrs. J. F. Hack -
well over the holidays.
The Walton Scales Company held
their annual meeting on Tuesday of
this week.
Public achnal opened on Monday.
New Year's passed very quietly in
the village.
The dance in the halt on ,New
Year's eve was very Well attended.
Mr. and Mrs. 11, Manning enter-
tained a few friends on Friday even-
ing of last week.
The sewing circle meets at Mrs.
Neal's benne on Thursday afternoon.
BLYTH.
Iliaa jean taidlaw returned on Sat-
urday to her duties as teacher at
Jellicoe, after having spent the Christ-
mas holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. David Laidiaw, of the 8th
concesaien.
'Mr, Fergus Kelly left on Saturday
to resume his teaching in the north-
ern district.
• Nil.. and 'frs, Fred Oster eater-
tained their neighbors and friends at
their home on Thursday evening
where the hours were enjoyably spent
in, dancing.
The play "Sonny Jane" was pre-
sented in the Community, Hall, Lon-
desboro, on Friday evening by the
Blyth Dramatic Society,
Miss Stella Richmond returned on
Saturday to 'Roxboro where she is en-
gaged as teacher.
The McLean Mission Band of St
Andrew's United Church, Blyth,
meet in the basement of the church
on Sat. the 10th inst. at 3 nr.m.
A Twilight Recital will be given by
2oplis ot Miss El:zabeth Mills. assist-
ed by Mr. Douglas Campbell, organ-
ist and choirmaster of North greet
Church, and Miss Ruth Warlc, lyric
soloist of Goclerich, in Queen street
Church, Blyth, on Thursday Jan. 8,
at 4:45 p.m. No admission' fee.
Miss Zelda Scott returned to her
home near Londeshoro on 'Saturday
after spending a couple of weeks at
the home of her • uncle, Mr, john
Brown of Morris:
Mr. Martin Armstrong ,is not so
well- the ta,st few clays, '
.Mr, William' Howe is improving
nicely.
Miss liettla McElroy, who.hias been
spending a couple 6! week hobidays
with her inother and sisters lit Blyth,
returned to Toronto on Monday to
resume her studies at the school ,of
education, Toronto. •
Miss Mildred Hilborn spent New
Year's Day with Miss Minnie Yeo,
Mrs. K. Fear, Miss Nellie and
Teddy were Sunday visitors at the
hama of Mr. Lea. Fear,
1.,
ST. COLUMBAN.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, :1931
read lake a dismal survey of the past,
,and a grim outlook toward, the fu-
turei The future, however, is not
dis,mat. We have not.oarned the cor-
her toward the good old'times, but
we have made ,some progress, in meet-
ing present conditions, and' if the gen-
eral concensus of editorial comment
is accepted, we 'have in P,reinier Ben-
nett the man best fitted to see and to
understand the world conditions and
trends; the man best fitted to lead
the country in a time when business
leadership is most necesSary, when
physical strength, mental capacity
and moral courage are the greatee
requirements.
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* NEWS AND' INFORMATION *
* FOR THE BUSY FARMER *
* (Furnished by Ontario Depart- *
ment of Agriculture.) *
* * * * * 5,* * *
Experiments at 0. A.C.
.Some extensive experiments arei
under way' with dairy cows at 0.
A, C. 'A new system of feeding is
being tried out which has as its
main idea the feeding of dairy cows
on a ration which does not include
succulence. This system was origin-
ated in England and is reported to
have given excellent result. 'The
outcome of the present experiments
will not be known until the groups
of coArs shall have cal,ved, but in-
teresting progress has been made so
far. '
A very successful euchre and dance
was held by the C.W.iL. an Friday
evening in the St. Columban parish
hall. The prize winners were: ladies'
first 'prize. Mrs. James Devereaux'r
gentlemen's 'first prize, Mr. J.. Coyne;
ruck.y hair, Mrs. Margaret Cleary;
Dot Dance prize, Miss Catherine
Flannery: Birthday Dance, Miss Ter-
eaa Carpenter. The League are pre-
paring a play to be held in the near
future,
rWheu a mother detects from the
tyrithings and fretting of a child that
worms are troubling it, she can pro-
cure Iva . better remedy than Mifler's
Worm Powders, which are guaran-
teed to totally expel worms from the
system. They' may cause vomiting,
hut this need cause tro anxiety, be-
cause it is but a manifestation of their
thorough work. No worms can long
exist where these powders are used,
HULLETT.
Mr. and Mrs, David Watson of Mc-
Killop, and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Rodell and James Rodell, Misses
Marguerite and Rosella Hoy, of Mc -
Gave and Mr. William Watson of
Mullett spent New Year's Day at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
\Vateon.
Misses Marguerite and ,Rosella Hoy
have returned home to McGaw after
O pleasant tveek with their aunt and
uncle, Mr. and' Mrs. Robert Watson.
A former resident of this township
passed away bit Clinton on Sunday- in
the person of .Elizabeth Warren'in
her 84th year. Mrs. Warren had been
in poor health for some months owing
to heart trouble. About two weeks
age she became mach worse and since
that time was not able tobe up and
about. She became gradually weaker
andthe end came at 3 a.m., Sunday.
The deceased lady was born in Chin-
gacouchy, where her girlhood was
spent. Her parents were the tate Geo.
Crossman and 'Mary Gibbings„ About
fifty years ago she •was married, to
Henry Warren, who predeceased her-
by twenty-seven years. They famed
on the sixth concession of I-Tullett,
where Mr. Warren died, Shortly afs
terward the widrovr purchased proper-
ty in Clinton and had since resided
there on Mbent street north. The
late Mrs. 'Warren 'yeas a faithful mem-
ber 'of 0.ntario street United °hutch
1 rmerly Methodist). The funeral
,was.helci on 'Tuesday at 2 p:m., Rev.
P. G. Farrell, her pastor, conclitetnig
the service.. Interment' was made in
Clinton cemetery. The pallbearers
were George II. !Sall. John E. Bali,
Dr, J, S. Evana, Fear, Jas.
Livermore and Charles Hawke. There
are no surviving relatives. Tlie- late
Mr, and Mrs. Warren had ito child-
ren. For several years' Mrs. McCool
resided with rhe deceased woman.
Muscular 'Rheumatism Subdued.—
When one is a auffer'er front muscular
rheumatism he cannot do better than
to have the region rubbed with Dr.
Thoiras' Ecle,etric Oil. Let the rub-
bing be brisk and continue mutt ease
is secured There is more virtue in a
bgttle of it than can be fully estimat-
' Fertilizing Tomatoes .
...Tomatoes have become a very im-
portant and staple article of diet. It
is with reference to vitamin content
that tomatoes are especialty. valu-
able since they constitute a source
of Vitamin C which has great influ-
ence 00 growth and health. Five
field tests were conducted.list sum-
mer by the Department of Cheruis-
try, 0.A1C., in the vicinity of -St. Ca-
tharines, Bloomfield, Port Hope and
Gollingwood. These showed an aver-
age yield of 1,74.2 bushels per acre
where 750 pounds of fertilizer was
applied. The unfertilized section av-
eraged 54:9 bushels per acre, giving
a gross gain from, fertilizing of 119.3
bushel's. The net return was $45
per acre, Which was found to be e
return better than three for one on
the.investment. Fertilizers used were
0-14L_-6, 3-10-5, and
FROM OTTAWA A Forty -Acre Farmer.
•
With the New Year just around the To the question whether he was
corner, 1930 in retrospect and 1931 able to make -a living _in this time of
in prospect are the timely subjects of depression a Western Ontario-- man
discussion.operating a 40 -acre farm, said: "I
It cannot be said that front the am making a little more than a liv-
atandpoint of material prosPetity ingf I am at a job that I like; I am
nty own boss, and. I have no fear of
unemployment, Neither I nor my
family try to keep up with the
Joneses though we live well, the
farm supplying a large part of what
we need on the table. We have a
small car that we use sensibly, Where
cottld I get a business for the same
iiitiath7ft
ecstinent that would return me as
ir
From this declaration it is evi-
dent that there are 50 -acre farms
which are doing their share in con-
tributing to the wealth of the coun-
try and giving the owner a fair liv-
ing. The man referred to above was
willing to let his neighbors expend
their energies an' the big farms and
She big herds. His plan was to con-
centrate on a few good animal
which gave good returns and this
year he .experienced nd trouble in,
meeting his tax bills. He has ample
reason for feeling satisfied.
Junior Farmer Conferences.
Large and representative attend-
ances. of Junior Farmer leaders were
present at conferences held at
Kemptville and Glteliph during the
past ten drays, Instructive addresses
and inuch valuable discuSsion fea-
tured the two-tilay sessions in' each
centre. Among the topics dislcussed
were: "The, 'Qh,allenge to Agricul-
ture," led by S. F. Todd of the In-
clus•trial and Development Council of'
Canadian. Meat Packers, "What Are
the Problems of Rural Boys, and
Girls?" by Prof. W. R. Gralharn, 0.
0, C., 'What has club work to offer
in hetping to meet ancl solve the
problems." by F. Waldo Walsh, of
the Agricultural and Colonizatiort
Department, C.N.112.; "The Place of
Juniors in the 'Extension Piogram,"
led by agricultural representatives;
"The Ned ' for Rural Leadership," by
Dr. J. B. Reyiolds; The Future of
Junior Extension, Work in Ontario,"
htyliturR.eS,,. Duncan.; "Changes in Agri-
cby L. H. Newman,
ilDomeine
onFere1ist. Otter spealerswrre:
prinipal\A.3. Beiioi.h:Keit-
vle
Agricuttural School Dr J F
Booth, 'Commis•sioner of the Do-
minion Department of Agriculture;
Dr, G. I. Christie, Presidient 0. A. C.;
Denton- Massey of Toronto, Prof,
John Buchanan of 0. A. C„ and sev-
eral of thc junior lea'ders who spoke
on "What I Can Do Back Home,"
The young farmers Who' attended
these 'conferences were those who
have been giving leadership to vari-
ous jumor farn1r prdechs , then
home countieS daps winning the
right to attend the larger. gatherings.
They 'have returned to their homes
with a better conception of the prob-
lems of agriculture arid *he' part' that
young ;farmers can Play in , solving
them. •
The granulation of honey has been
engaging the a t ten ti on . of ate Depart-
ment, and Prof, E. M. Dyce has been
carrying on experimental work both
at. the 0A1C. and. at Cornell "Uni-
versity, Ithaca, WY. It is 'hoped.' in
this way to be able k advise honey
orodurcers • on the best inethod•s of
han dlling their crop so that their
prodUct roaches the consumer in the
most attractive form possible.
Keep Mangers Clean.
An, inspection Of the ' mangers of
stables, when cows arc notd;oing
well might •go ,a long way" toward
fipcling out the cause of r•trduble.
Sanitation in mangers and the drink-
ing supply ia in many cases very-
eaes, W;hen cows don't drink as
Massey -Harris
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THE STRONGEST PLOW IN ITS CLASS.
New pntented Cushion 'Hitch, can be set !for tractor or -horses.
It does away with the Old Style Wooden Break 'Pin. The Patented
Power Lift is simple ,and strong. It raises the plow full height, while
advancing only two feet.
JOHN GALLOP-
.
AGENT FOR FROST FENCE SUPERTEST GAS and OILS
,Open Evenings. ,
All Repairs and Labor Cash.
No, 6A Tractor Plow
much water as they shouldor leave at 0, A. C. on January 6th and 7th.
a certain amount Of meal in the bot -r, ,Adnuall -contrention ,Eastern ran -
tom of the mangers, the trouhle may tart° Dairymen at Cornwall, Jana -
generally be laid to the door of poor iary 71511 and Sth, ,
sanitation. An. inspection of naang- Annual convention, Western 011-
ers and drinking cups would prob- ta.rio 'Dairymen at !London, jars. 14th,
.,,Clv shrw that the cups had become and 15th.
fouled, with chaff and spoiled' silage
and when (Oft -for even a day' .the
water is filthy. It' is reasonable
that cows' will not drink freely of
this water, Anywhere from a quar-
ter ,of an inch of hard accumulated
filth can sometimes be scraped out
of the manger. It has a stench
which makes the animal quit eating
long before it has had enough.
Drinking bowls and mangers should,
be kept clean if the cattle are to
flourish. ,
1930 jn. retroSpect is a popular item.
Front the ;Government of Canada, it-
self, right down to the huinblest
worker the stress of conditions has
been felt and is being felt.
Relief measlures instituted by the
Bennett Government in September
have, with the co-operation of the
Provinces and the railways, given
employment thus far to upwards; of
100,000 people. Industrial eXpan,
sion following tariff revision iti Sep-
tember has been credited :with giving
work to about 10,000 people thus far,
with a promise that when the effect
of the revision becomes fully opera-
'tive another 210,000 or more will be
absorbed,
.Still the emergency relief measures
are of necessity temporary .in the
character of employment and prob-
ably another 100,000 people reached
Christmas looking for something
harder to find than the needle in a
haystack—work. -
These figures take Do account of
aCtual distress existing on the farms
of Canada,,..particularly in the Prairie
Provinces. Anothee world glut of
wheat has pushed prices to unprofit-
able levels eveu where a fair crop
WU' harvested. There were many
districts, however, where there was
no crop and' the residents of these—
after the situation met in 1929430—
face the present and future without
reserves.
Were conditions which exist here
peculiar to Canada a remedy would
soon be found but they are not. We
are marching along the road of de-
pression with the rest 61 the world.
The claim is made that we. should
not be so marching. Our resources
so vast that, properly developed., they
„should carry us easily through times
such . as these. They have not been
s.) drevelopecl. We made no provis-
ion- in times of plenty against the
rainy day and conditions have to be
faced as they now -are.
All of which brings us up against
some startling realities which prove
that Canada requires of its govern-
ment a measure of world knowledge
not demanded by any country on
earth of comparable population.. We
are interested in world trends anrd in
world' markets as is no other coun-
try of like, population, because it is 11
the markets of the world ;that we
must place our surplus of developed
resources vrhich is the difference be-,
tween just living and prosperity. '
If. we raise 4005000,000 beshelsoJ
wheat a year we must market nearly
300,000,000 blisheis.of it outside Cau-
aria. The copper and the nickel from
our mines must go in raw-'st'ate or
in finished. products to other lands.
Our huge yield of pulp ,and paper
finds not more than ten per cent, of
its market ili Canada, The prosper-
ity of, the limber industry, and 111 r,
mearslure of ottr fisheries lies ;in the
export production, which home, tone
sutription 'gives theiu their backbone„
In lesser measures most of our
great manufacturing industries are,
when they are prospering, great ex-
porters. The home market is theit
life-lblood as they grow to propore
-ions which enable them to take their
place in competition with .the world.
Th fact the home 'market is the key to
all industrial development. and the
mainspring, of industrial employlnent.
rBut more than arty other country,
Canada IS interested in export mar-
kets for the disposal' of her natural
resourceD and product's thereof.
These resources, of course, furnish
the great bulk of the Dominion's new
wealth and to bring abaft the most
Weekly Crop Report.
Agricultural representatives thru-
out Ontario reporting for Christmas
week state that beef cattle are 'in
good condition with few being mar-
keted, Very little hay or grain is
being ,marketed either, farmers ap-
parently holding for higher -prices.
All dressedl poultry, including geese,
turkeys end chickens, were well
cleaned up in the Christmas rush.
There is yet a scarcity of water in
many sections.
Jit Essex County tiliag tnachinea
are very active, especially on Pelee
Island, where 375,000 tile were ship-
ped last summer. Creamery men in
Fronttenac are well satisfied tvitli the
quantities of cream coming in and
are paying 31.11 per pound for butter-
fat for special and, 30c for first, The
egg Output in Lincoln noW. exceed's
the demand with prices somewhat
lower. Dairy cattle in Prince Ed-
ward are lower than for many years
with .good grade cows bringing from
$60 to $75. Several cars of hay.
were sold in Rainy River for $12
to $1.3. Turkeys and spring chick-
beeo bringing about .equal
prices of 35c a pound _in Teintsica-
.
Carleton County Winners.
The Ottawa Valley and particular-
ly Carleton County, which has for
years been famous for good seed, is
justly' proud of its growers who have
taken so many prizes at the .larger
grain shows this fall, At the Royal,
m spite of strong competition from
all parts of Canada, Carleton, seed
growers carried. off 24 prizes induct-
ing a number of 'firsts. A study of
the list of awards maae in the rec-
ord seed exhibit at the Ottawa 'Win-
ter Fair shows•no less than 58 prizes
for Carleton Cciunty growers.
Alfalfa For Poultry
MfolEa in the green state has long
been r(Cognized as an ideal poultry
feed when used in conjunction with
the usual. grains and mashes. It is
used extensively as range or as cut
green' feed for birds in confinement
during the spring, summer and fall
months irr most alfalfa -growing
areas, but r•the value of the hay as
a winter feed is not so generally
'known. So mtrch of the year's suc-
cess depends on the num.ber and
quality of chicks hatched each spring
that it is important to do all pos-
sible to increase the fertility and
hatchability of the eggs andl the
livability of the chicks. Experiments
have shown that 20 per cent better
fertility • add 6.4 per cent. better
hatchability of fertile eggs can be
obtained from birds where' alfalfa
hay instead of straw is used as tit-
ter in the breeding pens. The alfalfa
should be used as litter during •the
winter months preceding the breed-
ing season and the sante treatment
given to males and females,
Barley Crop Important
Barley his .competed strongly ,with
wheat as a raven ite prat* ce i• on On_
tatio farms,'This grain holds an im-
portant plitce, for several reasons,
It is a comparatively rhigh yielder.
Experiments show .that mixed' with
early oats, returns from the combin-
ation exceed h ighest yields obtain-
ed by either grain separately. Also,
in analyse 5, It is'shown that in car-
bohydrates apd protein, barley com-
pares very favorably with field 'corn,
13'arlely is also the 'north coantry
corn, lin northern counties, tvrliere
early lfrosit& rrentler the growing 'sea-
son too short, ficrr the 'production of
large craps Of corn, 'barley 'is found
to be an excellent substitute. It
grows rapidly and is the shallowe.st
rooted of all the cereals. Becatise of
these two points, ,barley does best
of all 'cereals on ground which is in-
surfifi•ciently drained and . hence is
cold ' and. backward in spring. In re-
cent experiments 'by the :De,partment
,of Chemistry, O. A. C., it was noted
that tiwere ;cealirzheigdhers,Atlie.yreieliclts k,olifowletadrietar
root crop, The deem -tin en t's experi -
men ts with rfertilizer cin barley, show-
ing a big increase in yield ,whe•,
Potato Grading Regulations
While 'there is a marked improve-
ment on the part of rpolato growers
in the 'gradling and marking of their
prod.uot for stale, the general practice. '
still falls short of requirements un-
der the Federal IRoot and Vegetables
Act. Tihre !Dominion rFruft 'Cotamis-
sioner rstates ,that in rOntario alone
over .filfty infractions have 'been, dealt
with by Ibis inspection staff so Ear
this year, The 'general requirements
for marketing •.putatoes ere: They
must be graded "Canada No. 1,"
'Canada No. .2," -"Canada 'No. 3," or
''Canada 'Fan'cy'.'; the grade must be
marked by • a tag on 'bags' and 'by•
stencilling on barrels or Other con-
tainers, the marking to show the
name and addireas of the grower and
the grade of potatoes in 'the package.
The regulations • :for grading' and
marking potatoes apply throughout
Calm& and inraf. ctions itivolt;e seri-
ous penalties.
Essay Contests
'Two of the interesting Sidelights
arising ottt of the ,receret 'Royal 500
Party are the Betsey 'Contest and the
T. Eaton 0.A.t. 9cho1arvhip exainin-
artion, lir the former, each boy may
write a composition .of 1,000 words
regarding the trip. 'The best essay .in
each of fifty -lone counties is eligible
For the provincial 'championship
prizes, The 'writers of the rfirst ten
essays receive a free two -weeks'
Short Course at 0.A.C. The T. Ea.7,_
ton scholarship of $1001 tolwards, a
two4year caurse at the 01A.C. is
awarded to the four boys in the Cen-
tral rOntario counties writing the
best rexamittation paper. Thesd con-
tests haver stimulated keen competi-
tion 'throughout the province and
form an interesting aftermath of the
Royal Fair. •
Crop Report" by Counties
Little change is indicated in the
marketing condition lit Brant county ,
with little Produce going to Market.
Over three tons of poultry were grad-
ed at the Winchester Poultry Fair in
Dundas county and .will be marketed
through the farmers' pool. A very
small amount of alfalfa hay has mov-
ed in Halcliinarul with prices from $10
to $112 per ton, Seven. thousand bar-
rels of apples have been shipped out
of the Georgian 'Bay district; with
another seven thciusand barrels on
hand, according to the report from
Grey. An increase in the amount of
registered seed grain in, Masthigs. is
forecast with a decrease in red clover
and alfalfa. Three cars Of. turkey's
were shipped recently from Lamb -
tom to the Buffale mar'ket, wit' fair
prices obtained. -The number of ful-
ly accredited herds in ILeeds is now
105, as compared with 72 a year ago.
Lincoln farmers are paying. from $16
to $18 per ton for good alfalfa hay.
Peterboro cheese factories report a
satisfactory season as far ars quantity
is .concerned,but laments the low
prices. Dairymen in Peel haite :been
notified to weed out the .low,testing
caws or else be shut off from the
dairies. Live stock in Ontario are
11' good condition as food, is plentiful
and cheap. Comparatively little de-
mand-. for grain and seeds is report-
ed from. • Renfrew with oats bringing
about 34c. Live stock in North Sim-
coe is now better than avera.ge while
in Te 'Mak:inn-lig a' carload of • feeder
steers was brogght into the district
last week frorn-Winnipeg, Fifty tons,
of. criate-Ifed chickens 'and grain aed
stall.ifecl geese were sold at the Arth-
ur Street 'Fair in Wellington last
week with good, prices obtained for
the qualits- product.
-In View of th—e —peiThable establish-
ment c,rf a number of vocational ag-
ricultu•ral schorols, a big field is loom-
ing up for agricultural high school'
teachers. In a' recent address,DT.
G. II. Christie, president of O. A. C., •
Pointed out that it would be a prob-
lem to get qualified instruction for
such schools unless attendance at the
College is markedly aincreased,
New Better Bull Area.
After Jan, 1st, 1931, Dufferin 'COilll-
ty, bang known as one of the best
producers of commercial beef cattle
in Ontario, will be a Better 'Bull
Area, A census taken there in 1928
revealed that 83 per cent. of the bulls
eight months of age .and over, were •
purebred.. On receipt of this inform-
ation., the , county- council passed a
Setter ,Bull Bylatvir' to become ef-
fective 11105'. The chief iprovision, of
the bylaw,. which is in conformity
with the .Pootegtion of 'Cattle- Act,
fertilizers were used, are i inpor tan t il)sti cthmavte noor• ,oticteeepi n f theotp t service
in view of the fact that this province or offer for use or sale sexcept for
'last year sowed 6.2,15,00,0 acres of slaughtering, any bull which is not
barley. ,
purebred. Material improvernent ijl
the live Stock of Dufferin County is
expected as a result, Among, other
counties having Better Bull Areas
are Wellington, Peel and -Middlesex.
Coming Events
. kraal meeting of the 'Ontario
Agricultural oncl Experi me n tab Union
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